What type of property is Fir Tree Cottage, Down Hatherley Lane, GL2 9QB?

Fir Tree Cottage, Down Hatherley Lane, GL2 9QB is a 3-bedroom detached house, listed for its heritage value.

What did Fir Tree Cottage, Down Hatherley Lane, GL2 9QB sell for?

Fir Tree Cottage, Down Hatherley Lane, GL2 9QB last sold for £360,000 in December 2025. Before that, it sold for £175,000 in May 2024, so prices have been rising over 2 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Fir Tree Cottage, Down Hatherley Lane, GL2 9QB changed over time?

Across 2 sales between May 2024 and December 2025, Fir Tree Cottage, Down Hatherley Lane, GL2 9QB rose from £175,000 to £360,000, a change of £185,000. That works out to roughly +60.8% per year compounded over 2 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Fir Tree Cottage, Down Hatherley Lane, GL2 9QB have?

The current EPC rating for Fir Tree Cottage, Down Hatherley Lane, GL2 9QB is F with a score of 24 out of 100, lodged in April 2025. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Fir Tree Cottage, Down Hatherley Lane, GL2 9QB?

Fir Tree Cottage, Down Hatherley Lane, GL2 9QB has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (1,238 sq ft), around 38 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 20% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in GL2 9QB. Source: EPC Register.

How is Fir Tree Cottage, Down Hatherley Lane, GL2 9QB heated?

The latest EPC at Fir Tree Cottage, Down Hatherley Lane, GL2 9QB records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Fir Tree Cottage, Down Hatherley Lane, GL2 9QB?

Fir Tree Cottage, Down Hatherley Lane, GL2 9QB is in council tax band E.

Where is Fir Tree Cottage, Down Hatherley Lane, GL2 9QB located?

Fir Tree Cottage, Down Hatherley Lane, GL2 9QB sits in Down Hatherley, Gloucester, Gloucester. It falls within the GL2 postcode district in Gloucestershire.

What is crime like near Fir Tree Cottage, Down Hatherley Lane, GL2 9QB?

Police records around Fir Tree Cottage, Down Hatherley Lane, GL2 9QB show an average of 209 reported crimes per month over the last 18 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 41% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (57% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Fir Tree Cottage, Down Hatherley Lane, GL2 9QB?

The closest primary school to Fir Tree Cottage, Down Hatherley Lane, GL2 9QB is St Mary's Catholic Primary School (1.8km), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Churchdown School (2.5km).

What is the nearest station to Fir Tree Cottage, Down Hatherley Lane, GL2 9QB?

The closest bus stop to Fir Tree Cottage, Down Hatherley Lane, GL2 9QB is Golf Club, 1.3km away. The nearest airport option is Gloucestershire Airport, 1.6km away.

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Fir Tree Cottage, Down Hatherley Lane, Down Hatherley, Gloucester, GL2 9QB

Listed building

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

115 m²

1238 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 24

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About Fir Tree Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Fir Tree Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Down Hatherley, Gloucester, Gloucester (GL2 9QB). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 115 m² it's 20.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (144 m² median across 21 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer was December 2025 at £360,000 — fresh data. Across 2024–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 60.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £406,000 is 12.8% above the 2025 sale price.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes
LandYes

Building

Listed buildingYes
Period featuresYes
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Fir Tree Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate

Apr 2025

EPC Rating

F24

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

11.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 28 April 2035

8 years remaining

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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildListed buildingNo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Fir Tree Cottage, Down Hatherley Lane, Down Hatherley, Gloucester, GL2 9QB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Fir Tree Cottage has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Fir Tree Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2024.

Current estimate

£406,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 60.8% per year over 2 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£360,000

Growth on file: 60.8% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

1 December 2025Most recent
£360,000
+105.7%over 1 year
25 May 2024
£175,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in GL2 9QB: £675,000 (2026–2023).

Nearby sales in GL2 9QB

On the street

Versus other Down Hatherley Lane homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Fir Tree Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,130

Street avg £2,775

Above

Floor Area

115 m²

Street avg 176 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Gloucester report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

209/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

1.3 km

Golf Club — bus stop.

Closest school

1.8 km

St Mary's Catholic Primary School. 7 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GL2 9QB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

41.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for GL2 9QB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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